Fm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE

in EADF#BE tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fm9

Minor 9

Notes:F · G# · C · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 3 1 2 1 3	1 3 1 2 1 4	F C D# G# C G	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 3 2 4 3	– – 2 1 4 3	x x F G# D# G	medium
3 3 3 6 4 4	1 1 1 4 2 3	G C F C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
4 8 5 6 4 4	1 4 2 3 1 1	G# F G C D# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 8 5 9 9 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x F G D# G# x	hard
x 8 6 9 8 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x F G# D# G x	medium
x 11 x 11 8 11	– 2 – 3 1 4	x G# x F G D#	hard
x 10 x 11 9 11	– 2 – 3 1 4	x G x F G# D#	hard
1 3 1 1 1 4	1 2 1 1 1 3	F C D# G C G#	medium · barre on fret 1
3 x 3 2 4 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	G x F G# D# x	hard
4 3 3 6 4 3	2 1 1 4 3 1	G# C F C D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 x 4 4	– 4 3 – 1 2	x F G x D# G#	hard
x 10 6 9 6 8	– 4 1 3 1 2	x G G# D# F C	hard · barre on fret 6
11 11 x 11 8 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	D# G# x F G x	hard
11 10 x 11 9 x	3 2 – 4 1 –	D# G x F G# x	hard
1 3 1 1 4 4	1 2 1 1 3 4	F C D# G D# G#	medium · barre on fret 1

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – EADF#BE generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Fm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
♭3	3	G#
5	7	C
♭7	10	D#
9	14	G

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 F5

Other roots

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Fm9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E

What notes make up the Fm9 chord?

Fm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes F, G#, C, D#, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.